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celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 28 May

Most of know not to put coffee grounds, medications, fat or lard, egg shells or fruit feelings down the drain. But there are a couple other things we may not realize could cause drain issues. Here they are: * Rice - As more and...

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Atlanta man rescues a woman driver who was trapped in flood water

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 May

Atlanta Georgia resident George Brathwaite was inside his auto on Wednesday evening when the roads in Atlanta were flooded due to the heavy rains that hit the area. George at the advice of his wife left his auto that was in...

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Police in Massachusetts rescue a raccoon that was trapped in a storm drain

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 28 Apr 25

Thanks to the actions of Holyoke Massachusetts resident Fernando Rivera Junior managed to attract the attention of Holyoke Police Officers to inform them a raccoon was trapped in a storm drain on Monday.. The Holyoke Police...

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I like that...

Stacey @xstitcher (39003) • Petaluma, California 6 Mar 25

...when I get several things done--or--"part of my to do list goes down the drain". I unloaded the dishwasher, vacuumed under my computer desk, which was full of crumbs , unloaded the dishwasher,...

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Animal control officers rescue two raccoons who were in a drain

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Dec 24

Employees who are employed by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) were working on cleaning out catch basins on Monday November 25 when they saw two raccoons who fell into the drain and they were having a hard...

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Tampa Bay police rescue six ducklings trapped inside of a sewer drain

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Apr 24

It is evident that an animal lover contacted 911 to report hearing noises coming from a storm drain in Tampa Bay Florida on Monday. The 911 dispatcher sent members of the Tampa Bay Police Department to the area where the police...

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Cat rescued from a drain in Long Island New York

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Sep 23

Thanks to the teamwork of the Long Island Police Department and the Strong Island Animal Rescue who heard the cries of a kitten who was trapped in a storm drain 30 feet below near the Port Jefferson Station on Friday. The jaws of...

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Got late Justice but with a doubt.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 17 May 22

The RMC (Rourkela Municipality Corporation) has started building the drain at last. The work started on the 16th of May 22 but another problem cropped up. A tribal old lady came in the evening and picked up a fight, claiming the...

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That was easy!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 24 Nov 20

A couple of days ago our washbasin drain got blocked. I don’t know why, because of course nothing goes down there except the usual soapy water and toothpaste rinsings, but anyway the water drained away more and more slowly until...

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Who needs sulphuric acid?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 1 Sep 17

The other day I decided to clear out the drains from the kitchen sink. The water seemed to be going down more slowly than it should be and sometimes I caught a rather unpleasant whiff. Of course this isn’t exactly the sort of...

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Rat-filled ditch

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 11 Aug 17

Houses have ditches that carry unwanted dirty water from kitchen or bath room drains. Are we lucky or unlucky if the ditches are filled with hungry rats. Imagine if the ditch is rat-free; dirt would build up on the wall of the...

Laptop battery does not drain at all

Shadi @Madshadi (8840) • Brussels, Belgium 25 Dec 16

For the past 30 minutes the battery status in my Mac has been showing 90% without any change. How is that possible? Not a single drop? I was using chrome with three tabs open. I was using Safari to watch a YouTube video and my...

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Brightness..... Lowered.

amnabas @amnabas (14877) • Karachi, Pakistan 3 Sep 16

Do you have smart phone? Does you phone battery drains out too quickly ?Well my cellphone battery drains our every now and then so I am now lowering the brightness to keep my phone's battery charged and yes the battery stays...

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Ever dropped something you loved down a drain?

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 15 Jul 16

I wear this gold ring on my thumb a lot that my Aunty gave me many years ago. Sometimes I will wear it in the shower and other times, I take it off. Tonight, I kept it on while having a shower. I was standing there under the hot...

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Yay! Go Me!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 3 Feb 16

In our bathroom we have a suite which I think must date from the 1970s, complete with gold-coloured taps. Not my favourite but there’s nothing wrong with it so I can’t bring myself to change it all for no real reason; not very...

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What Do You Do With 700,000 Gallons of Water?

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128824) • Gainesville, Florida 6 Jan 16

At the municipality where I work, one of the Olympic-size swimming pools I manage has to be drained this weekend so that we can start a renovation project. That means when the pool closes to the public Friday night, we have to...

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have you experienced having nothing?

nita04 @nita04 (268) • Philippines 26 Sep 12

Have you experienced having nothing? When you are already drain, no money, nobody to turn to, no one to hold on because everybody is seeping your everything. Taking the last drop of you. Relying to the very last detail of your...

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Washer overflowed, good thing I had a drain in the floor.

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 29 Oct 10

My over 20 yr old washer overflowed. I got distracted on Mylot so I didn't keep the washer moving manually like I've been doing. But I designed the bathroom in this house and the neighbor put a drain in the floor. So I picked up a...

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The swamp has been drained

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 3 Aug 10

Remember four years ago when Princess Pelosi vowed to drain the swamp of corruption in Washington? Well, she is claiming mission accomplished. This is most ironic in light of the ethics trials of Rangel and Waters. I am trying to...

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Sorry i can't mylot too much brain drain

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 22 Jul 10

Hello, I woke up around six in the morning because my mom isn't around to monitor the workers who are finalizing the new pipe installment for the drainage. last time the sewer here clog, when we start digging up...

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